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Will Saudi Arabia’s private sector be able to hold up during a pandemic?

AfricaSource Mar 21, 2025

In the scramble for Africa’s critical minerals, the West must not abandon the ESG agenda

By Zainab Usman and Rama Yade

As this race for minerals and metals critical for the energy transition heats up, both companies and governments must not abandon environmental, social, and governance principles in Africa.

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AfricaSource Mar 17, 2025

This Women’s History Month, focus on African women’s achievements, not just their challenges

By Rama Yade

African women deserve recognition not just for the indignities they face, but for the heights they achieve.

Africa Resilience & Society

MENASource Mar 10, 2025

Syria’s women face a new chapter. Here’s how to amplify their voices.

By Diana Rayes , Hind Kabawat

It is critical for women to be involved in transitional justice and constitutional reform processes in Syria.

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MENASource

May 4, 2020

Will Saudi Arabia’s private sector be able to hold up during a pandemic?

By Abdullah F. Alrebh

On April 3, the Saudi government issued a royal decree allocating $2.4 billion to compensate citizens who work in the private sector in facilities affected by the pandemic. However, such bounteous support might only reduce the problem, not solve it.

Coronavirus Middle East

New Atlanticist

May 4, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic puts Central Asia’s resilience to the test

By Ariel Cohen

The repercussions of the global economic downturn will likely be amplified in Central Asia, where healthcare resources are limited, supply chains are vulnerable, and government revenues are dependent on commodity prices.

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May 4, 2020

Younus in his podcast “Pakistonomy,” episode 16: The Pakistan Super League

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New Atlanticist

May 4, 2020

Fiscal responses to the coronavirus pandemic: Next steps

By Hung Tran

Overall, the differences in magnitudes and compositions of fiscal programs by countries around the world imply uneven and staggered recoveries, making them more protracted. In designing the next wave of fiscal packages, it is important to learn from recent experiences so as to better balance their various elements to be more effective.

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May 4, 2020

World leaders join forces on coronavirus vaccine; Italy starts to reopen, backlash against China builds

By Atlantic Council

Global leaders pledged a joint funding effort on a coronavirus vaccine, as countries worldwide try to find a way forward to reopen their economies—and the debate about how long a vaccine may take continues. As Italy begins a three-phase approach to do reopen after eight weeks of lockdown, a worldwide backlash against China builds over the origins of the disease.

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May 3, 2020

Varshney in The Indian Express: The new capitalism

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UkraineAlert

May 3, 2020

Zelenskyy fails to deliver on promise of a new beginning

By David Clark

Volodymyr Zelenskyy won the Ukrainian presidency in spring 2019 as a political outsider promising an end to decades of corrupt government. One year on, Ukrainians are still waiting for evidence of this fight against corruption.

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May 3, 2020

Fishman in Politico: The world order is dead. Here’s how to build a new one for a post-coronavirus era.

By Atlantic Council

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May 2, 2020

COVID-19 provides China a historic chance to tilt the world in its favor, but it may not last long

By Frederick Kempe

COVID-19 has provided a clarifying force revealing more clearly than ever before both the nature and relentlessness of the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s ambition to place itself at the center of global power and influence. At the same time, the U.S. response to China has been inconsistent, lacking in long-term strategy and close coordination with allies.

China Coronavirus

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May 1, 2020

Kroenig and Ashford in Foreign Policy: What is the potential fallout from regime collapse in North Korea?

By Atlantic Council

On May 1, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Matthew Kroenig and the Cato Institute’s Emma Ashford discussing the latest news in international affairs. In this column, they debate the potential fallout from regime collapse in North Korea, with Kroenig arguing that this scenario opens the door to a denuclearized […]

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In the scramble for Africa’s critical minerals, the West must not abandon the ESG agenda

This Women’s History Month, focus on African women’s achievements, not just their challenges

Syria’s women face a new chapter. Here’s how to amplify their voices.

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Will Saudi Arabia’s private sector be able to hold up during a pandemic?

COVID-19 pandemic puts Central Asia’s resilience to the test

Younus in his podcast “Pakistonomy,” episode 16: The Pakistan Super League

Fiscal responses to the coronavirus pandemic: Next steps

World leaders join forces on coronavirus vaccine; Italy starts to reopen, backlash against China builds

Varshney in The Indian Express: The new capitalism

Zelenskyy fails to deliver on promise of a new beginning

Fishman in Politico: The world order is dead. Here’s how to build a new one for a post-coronavirus era.

COVID-19 provides China a historic chance to tilt the world in its favor, but it may not last long

Kroenig and Ashford in Foreign Policy: What is the potential fallout from regime collapse in North Korea?

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